Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado (BETC)

Theatre as a catalyst for a better world.

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The SantaLand Diaries

The SantaLand Diaries

November 23 – December 24, 2018
A co-production with DCPA Off-Center in Season 13
Jones Theater, Denver Center for the Performing Arts

If your eggnog is curdled, you’ve got a stocking full of coal and you’re on the Naughtiest List, Crumpet the Elf has got your back. Santa’s not-so-helpful sidekick returns for more hilarious hijinks in this acclaimed one-man show. David Sedaris’ The SantaLand Diaries “reaches out and tickles the bad Santa that lives in many of us.” (Boulder Daily Camera)

The Award-Winning Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company:


2023 winner of nine Colorado Henry Awards – the most for one theatre company in the ceremony’s history.
Named 2019 and 2017 Best Theatre for Adults (Denver Westword)
"BETC has, in my experience, never put on a bad show. That’s not just incredible, it’s damn near impossible." (Boulder Weekly)
"Just put the dates for the rest of this season’s BETC shows on your calendar in advance so you won’t miss any of them. Do it!!" (Boulder Magazine)
"This is an excellent cast, working together as a sincere and talented ensemble, in a marvelous production...Now go get a ticket." (Theatre Colorado)